993 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when Ireland will ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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623 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Waiting List Report on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services which was completed in 2007 has been published; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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622 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the projects that received capital funding under the National Childcare Investment Programme since it began; the amount of funding these projects received; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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621 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding made available under the National Childcare Investment Programme under the capital grants scheme in 2006, 2007 and 2008; the expected amount of capital grants in 2009; the amount of the €575 million which is available for capital grant funding only over the five year NCIP and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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620 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the way in which the disability unit of the Office of Disability and Mental Health is working to improve sheltered work and training opportunities for people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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619 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 463 of 26 September 2007, if the strategic review of the Health Service Executive funded adult day services for people with disabilities has been completed by the HSE National Review Group; when this report will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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698 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will arrange for conditions to be put in place to allow a person (details supplied) in County Cork to receive a scholarship and also qualify for a third level maintenance grant; if this will be applied retrospectively to the date when they entered third level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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697 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has examined the possibility of introducing drug and alcohol awareness education programmes in primary and post primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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696 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if the responsibility for youth services as outlined in Sections 9, 13 and 19 of the Youth Work Act 2001 is to be transferred to the vocational education committees; if so, when these sections are to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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459 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he is satisfied with the funding available to the National Drugs Strategy team and local drugs task forces in particular in relation to their effectiveness in relation to young people under 18 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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458 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if research has been conducted on heroin use in Cork city and County, in particular in relation to persons under 18; if so, the findings of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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270 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport if he has provided funding to Cork County Council under the local tertiary road restoration grant scheme in 2008; the amount made available in 2007 and in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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200 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if the mental health expert group has been established as outlined in “A Vision for Change”; the membership of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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199 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if research has been completed by her Department regarding the development of strategies to work with pre-adolescents at risk of substance abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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198 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of children and adolescents awaiting psychiatric assessment in each Health Service Executive area; the number of those who are aged 16 to 18 years; the number who have been assessed and are awaiting services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Question No. 257 of 5 May, 2006, the number of child and adolescent psychiatrists in each Health Service Executive area in 2005, 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008; her plans to increase same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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196 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Question No. 257 of 30 May, 2006, the number of child and adolescent psychiatrists employed by the Health Service Executive; the location of same; the number of those who are working full time in the public sector; the composition of the back up teams available to each psychiatrist; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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195 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of hospital beds in each Health Service Executive area dedicated exclusively to adolescents with mental health problems, in particular young people aged 16 to 18 years; the locations of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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194 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has examined the issue of providing accommodation for young people under 18 years who have completed residential alcohol or substance abuse treatment centres and are homeless or living in difficult family situations; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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193 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of in-patient medically managed alcohol and drug detoxification services available to patients under 18 years of age; the locations of same and the number of beds; the form of after care services for young people under 18 years of age once detoxification has been completed; the locations where these services are available; her plans to increase these services available to young people under 18 in different locations here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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192 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children her proposals with regard to the transfer of youth work responsibilities from the Department of Education and Science to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the vacancies in the developmental co-ordination disorder unit in St Finbarr’s Hospital in Cork; her plans, to arrange for these vacancies to be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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353 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on Ireland’s position on the Aarhus convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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352 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if EU Directives 2004/35/CE of 21 April 2004 and 2006/21/EC of 1 May 2006 have been implemented in full; if not, when they will be fully implemented here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of material removed from the former Irish Ispat site at Haulbowline, County Cork to date; the location to which this material was transported; the method of transport; whether an analysis for the presence of toxic matter in the material was conducted prior to removal; the results of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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58 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures being taken to remove hazardous and toxic waste from the former steelworks site at Haulbowline Island; his views on reports that a high level of chromium VI, mercury and other potentially toxic matter was found on and in the vicinity of the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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800 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a decision on a person (details supplied) in County Cork to enable them to remain here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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782 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the consultants that his Department will engage or have engaged to investigate the area of Haulbowline Island used and occupied by the Defence Forces and the Naval Service in particular, in respect of the recent reports of the presence of toxic waste in the area; if a medical evaluation of personnel, both military and civilian, has been carried out regarding health concerns associated with the presence of toxic material adjacent to the Naval base; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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773 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of new part-time students of primary and post-primary level enrolled in the Cork School of Music each year since 2002 respectively; the number of new part-time students due to begin in the 2008-2009 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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772 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the enrolment of Cork School of Music part-time students of primary and post-primary level each year since 2002 respectively; the breakdown of enrolment of these part-time students per class and instrument type; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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420 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on reports contained in the National Cancer Registry regarding cancer incidents in the Cork Harbour area between 1994 and 2005, the action she has taken and will take as a result of this report; if a baseline health study for the Cork Harbour region will be put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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417 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 25 June 2008, if the research project on young carers commissioned by the Office of the Minister for Children will begin in July 2008; the timescale for this project; when the study of the inappropriate care roles undertaken by children as committed to in Towards 2016 will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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391 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the methodologies in place to test for the presence of chromium 6, mercury and zinc in the population and also as part of autopsies; if her Department has research or statistics on such levels particularly in the Cork Harbour area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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321 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children when payment will be made in respect of a mobility grant application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the responsibilities he has for disability issues and the National Disability Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the advice he has received or requested from the Children Acts Advisory Board since its establishment in July 2007; the role he has in the development and progression of the National Youth Justice Strategy 2008 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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240 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has examined the possibility of supporting the introduction of top-up electrical charging points in towns and cities across the State; his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science further to a letter from this Deputy in relation to provision of funding for an extra prefabricated building for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; the progress that has been made in regard to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of personnel working in his Department at the respective grades; the number of vacancies at present in his Department and the grades of each; his plans to fill such vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children when funding will be released by her Department and the Health Service Executive to enable service providers to offer adult day places and training places for people with disabilities who are more than 18 years of age and are no longer eligible for enrolment in special schools; the amount of such funding that was released in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 104 of 21 May 2008, the number of additional educational psychologists recruited to implement the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; the number of educational psychologists employed by his Department each year since 2004 to date in 2008 respectively; the conclusions of his Department’s review of the scheme for commissioning private assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 9 April 2008, if his Department will accept the offer of a site for a new premises for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; if so, when he expects building works on the new school to begin; if not, his plans to rectify the current accommodation problems suffered by the school and its students; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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260 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of reports or investigations commissioned by various Government Departments or State bodies on the former Irish ISPAT site in Haulbowline, County Cork since 2000; the persons who carried out each report and the cost of each respectively; the action the Government Departments or State bodies undertook as a result of these reports or investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on making changes to the Veterinary Practice Act 2005, to allow for the recognition of the qualifications of a number of veterinary nursing students who studied at St. John’s Central College, Cork in 2005 to allow for their inclusion on the provisional register of veterinary nurses as per the Veterinary Practice Act 2005 thus allowing them to continue working as veterinary nurses after 1 July 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the new waiting list initiative that is to be put in place in the developmental co-ordination disorder, DCD, Cork unit of St. Finbarr’s Hospital in Cork; if, as a result of this initiative, parents are being pressurised to pay for psychological and occupational therapy assessments in order to improve their chances of diagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the establishment and strength of the Defence Forces; when the next recruitment campaign will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the most recent recruitment campaign of the Defence Forces; when this took place; the number of personnel enlisted as a result in each of the services; the number who are still enlisted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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598 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the situation regarding toxic waste at Haulbowline County Cork with details of the volume and type of waste present there; the action he will take to provide a solution to this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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381 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of submissions received to date under the public consultation of the animal health and welfare bill 2008; if he expects the Bill to be published before Dáil Éireann resumes in September 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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118 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action he will take regarding short term financial support to fishermen in advance of the next Council of Ministers meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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